1 files changed, 12 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/mandocdb.c b/mandocdb.c
index e44d5fd7..bbb7b0f9 100644
--- a/mandocdb.c
+++ b/mandocdb.c
@@ -1373,7 +1373,12 @@ parse_cat(struct mpage *mpage, int fd)
 		plen -= 2;
 	}
 
-	mpage->desc = mandoc_strdup(p);
+	/*
+	 * Cut off excessive one-line descriptions.
+	 * Bad pages are not worth better heuristics.
+	 */
+
+	mpage->desc = mandoc_strndup(p, 150);
 	fclose(stream);
 	free(title);
 }
@@ -1517,7 +1522,12 @@ parse_man(struct mpage *mpage, const struct roff_meta *meta,
 			while (' ' == *start)
 				start++;
 
-			mpage->desc = mandoc_strdup(start);
+			/*
+			 * Cut off excessive one-line descriptions.
+			 * Bad pages are not worth better heuristics.
+			 */
+
+			mpage->desc = mandoc_strndup(start, 150);
 			free(title);
 			return;
 		}